Matilde Hidalgo

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Matilde Hidalgo born?October 25, 1889
2. Where was Matilde Hidalgo born?Cuenca, Ecuador
3. When did Matilde Hidalgo die?June 20, 1974 (age 84)
4. What did Matilde Hidalgo do that was special?She was the first woman in Latin America to cast a vote.
5. Why did she decide to become a doctor?She wanted to challenge gender limits and help people, and her father encouraged her to study.

Electoral Laws: The set of rules and regulations that govern how elections are conducted and who is eligible to participate.
Women's Suffrage Movement: The organized effort to secure voting rights for women.
Political Agency: The capacity of individuals or groups to act independently and make their own free choices in the political sphere.